Recently US crude futures slipped below the key $30 level for the first time since December 2003. Due to the free fall of oil prices, markets anticipate further rate cuts by ECB in March. Indeed, Brent oil prices are now 40% lower than ECB expected only a month ago. Euro zone Inflation is also gradually recovering as easing bias tends to lower the rates as well.
By taking all the criteria in to consideration, policy divergences will drag both EUR/USD and EUR/GBP lower in 2016.


BOJ Faces Pressure for Clarity, but Neutral Rate Estimates Likely to Stay Vague
BOJ’s Noguchi Calls for Cautious, Gradual Interest Rate Hikes to Sustain Inflation Goals
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed
RBI Cuts Repo Rate to 5.25% as Inflation Cools and Growth Outlook Strengthens
Kazakhstan Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 18% as Inflation Pressures Persist
RBNZ Cuts Interest Rates Again as Inflation Cools and Recovery Remains Fragile
BOK Expected to Hold Rates at 2.50% as Housing and Currency Pressures Persist




